BULGARIAN COIN 10 leva 2011 Ghena Dimitrova Famous Voices, Bi-metalic

Nominal value: 10 leva

Year of issue: 2011

Material: Silver 999/1000 + gold plated

Coin weight: 31,1 gr / 1 ounces

Diameter: 40 mm

Mintage: 4 000 ONLY!

Designer: Plamen Djermanov and Krasimir Angelov

MINT condition , with COA

This the 3rd coin of the series Famous Bulgarian voices which includes also Nikolay Gyurov and Boris Hristov coins. The coin reverse represnts the splendide Ghena Dimitrova as princess Turandot from the eponymous Puccini opera, partnered by Placido Domingo in La Scala 1983.

The opera singing phenomenon Ghena Dimitrova is created as a composition of God-given voice and health, stable and resistant psychics and physics, perfect musical education and enormous work on the major world opera scenes. The start is in the choral singing where the first teacher of music of Ghena Dimitrova - Ivan Ghenkov discovers her talent and her great future. He encouraged her to apply for the Bulgarian State Conservatory /High School of Music/. So from 1959 till 1964 Ghena Dimitrova was a student in the Conservatory. She received her musical education in opera singing the style of the famous Bulgarian School, established at the beginning of the 60’s of the past century. Her Maestro was the incredibly popular prof. Hristo Brambarov, a famous Bulgarian opera singer. The Bulgarian Opera Singing School has formed many world famous opera singers as Nicolay Gyaurov, Boris Christoff, Nicolaj Ghiuselev, Nicolaj Nikolov, Nicola Usunov, Rajna Kabaivanska and many others, and thus becoming one of the leading Opera singing Schools in Europe and worldwide.To obtain one of the most perfect opera voices worldwide Ghena Dimitrova has followed lots of specializations in different singing styles. She was taught and advised by the leading opera singing pedagogues. The contribute of Ghena Dimitrova for the progress and the success of the opera singing is enormous. During the years she has been acknowledged and awarded for many her successes.

You can reed more on the official web site: http://www.ghenadimitrova.com/

You can hear Ghena Dimitrova too: http://vbox7.com/play:65fda0a3&al=1&vid=116976